JA
DIFFERENTIAL AND DRIVELINE
CONTENTS
page
GENERAL INFORMATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFT IDENTIFICATION ....... 1
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 1
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
DRIVESHAFT SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 2
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
DRIVESHAFT DIAGNOSIS . . . . . . . . . . ....... 2
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 3
GENERAL INFORMATION
FRONT DRIVESHAFTS
Vehicles equipped with either an automatic or
manual transmission uses an unequal length drive-
shaft system.
Vehicles equipped with automatic transaxles use a
solid short interconnecting shaft on the left side. The
right side of the vehicle uses a longer solid intercon-
necting shaft.
Driveshafts used on both the right and left sides of
the vehicle use a tuned rubber damper weight. The
damper weight on the right side is a single clamp
style damper. The damper weight on the left side is a
double clamp style damper. When replacing a drive-
shaft, be sure the replacement driveshaft has the
same damper weight as the original.
Both driveshaft assemblies use the same type of
inner and outer joints. The inner joint of both drive-
shaft assemblies is a tripod joint, and the outer joint
of both driveshaft assemblies is a Rzeppa joint. Both
tripod joints and Rzeppa joints are true constant
velocity (C/V) joint assemblies. The inner tripod joint
allows for the changes in driveshaft length through
the jounce and rebound travel of the front suspen-
sion.
On vehicles equipped with ABS brakes, the outer
C/V joint is equipped with a tone wheel used to
determine vehicle speed for ABS brake operation.
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
DRIVESHAFT RECONDITIONING
PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
INNER TRIPOD JOINT SEAL BOOT . . . . . . . . . 10
OUTER C/V JOINT BEARING
SHIELD SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OUTER C/V JOINT SEALING BOOT SERVICE . 14
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SPECIAL TOOLS
DRIVESHAFT–SPECIAL TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The inner tripod joint of both driveshafts is splined
into the transaxle side gears. The inner tripod joints
are retained in the side gears of the transaxle using
a snap ring located in the stub shaft of the tripod
joint. The outer C/V joint has a stub shaft that is
splined into the wheel hub and retained by a hub nut
using a nut lock and cotter pin, hub nut retention
system.
NOTE: This vehicle does not use a rubber lip bear-
ing seal as on past front wheel drive cars, to pre-
vent contamination of the front wheel bearing. On
these vehicles, the face of the outer C/V joint has a
metal bearing shield which is pressed onto the end
of the outer C/V joint housing. This design deters
direct water splash on bearing seal while allowing
any water that gets in, to run out the bottom of the
bearing shield. It is important though to thoroughly
clean the outer C/V joint and the wheel bearing area
in the steering knuckle before it is assembled after
servicing.
FRONT DRIVESHAFT IDENTIFICATION
Driveshafts and driveshaft inner and outer boots
can be identified as shown in (Fig. 1). Driveshaft boot
location on the driveshaft assemblies, is determined
by the number of convolutes used on the driveshaft
boot. Refer to (Fig. 1) for the correct location of the
sealing boots.
INTERCONNECTING
DAMPER
TUNEDTRIPOD
WEIGHT
OUTER
BEARING
(THERMO
SHAFT
C/V
JOINT
RIGHT
SHIELD
JOINT
SIDE
PLASTIC)
SEALING
BOOT
OUTER
DRIVESHAFT
LEFT SIDE
C/V (THERMO
DRIVESHAFT
JOINTTRIPOD
PLASTIC)
SEALING
BOOT
JOINT SEALING
OUTER
(THERMO
(SILICONE)
SEALING
INNER
BOOT
C/V
PLASTIC)
TRIPOD
JOINT
BOOT(IF ABS
JOINT
TONE
EQUIPPED)
WHEEL
BEARING
OUTERSHIELD
C/V JOINT INTERCONNECTING
TUNED DAMPER
SHAFT
WEIGHT

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Fig. 1 Driveshaft Identification

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
DRIVESHAFT SERVICE
CAUTION: The outer C/V joint used on this vehicle
uses a new design for retaining the cross to the
interconnecting shaft. These driveshafts incorpo-
rate a slight twist (helical) in the spline on the inter-
connecting shaft where the cross is installed. This
twist causes a interference fit between the intercon-
necting shaft and the cross when the outer C/V
joint is installed on the interconnecting shaft. This
design eliminates the clearance between the cross
and the interconnecting shaft resulting in quieter
operation of the driveshaft assembly. This design
though, eliminated the capability of removing the
outer C/V joint from the interconnecting shaft. For
this reason the driveshafts will be serviced as a
quarter shaft (outer C/V joint/sealing boot, intercon-
necting shaft and vibration damper) in the event of
a outer C/V joint boot failure. The inner joint sealing
boot will be serviced, as on past applications, as a
separate component of the driveshaft assembly.
CAUTION: Boot sealing is vital to retain special
lubricants and to prevent foreign contaminants
from entering the C/V joint. Mishandling, such as
allowing the assemblies to dangle unsupported, or
pulling or pushing the ends, can cut boots or dam-
age C/V joints. During removal and installation pro-
cedures, always support both ends of the driveshaft
to prevent damage.
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
DRIVESHAFT DIAGNOSIS
VEHICLE INSPECTION
(1) Check for grease in the vicinity of the inboard
tripod joint and outboard C/V joint; this is a sign of
inner or outer joint seal boot or seal boot clamp dam-
age.
(2) A light film of grease may appear on the right
inner tripod joint seal boot; this is considered normal
and should not require replacement of the seal boot.
NOISE AND/OR VIBRATION IN TURNS
A clicking noise and/or a vibration in turns could
be caused by one of the following conditions:
(1) Damaged outer C/V or inner tripod joint seal
boot or seal boot clamps. This will result in the loss
 SPRING
WASHER
FRONT
HUB COTTER
NUT PIN
LOCK
HUB NUT

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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)
and/or contamination of the joint grease, resulting in REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
inadequate lubrication of the joint.
(2) Noise may also be caused by another compo- FRONT DRIVESHAFTS
nent of the vehicle coming in contact with the drive-
shafts. REMOVAL

CLUNKING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION CAUTION: The driveshaft, when installed, acts as a
This noise may be a result of one of the following bolt and secures the front hub/bearing assembly. If
conditions: vehicle is to be supported or moved on its wheels
(1) A torn seal boot on the inner or outer joint of with a driveshaft removed, install a PROPER–SIZED
the driveshaft assembly. BOLT AND NUT through front hub. Tighten bolt and
(2) A loose or missing clamp on the inner or outer nut to 244 N·m (180 ft. lbs.). This will ensure that
joint of the driveshaft assembly. the hub bearing cannot loosen.
(3) A damaged or worn driveshaft C/V joint.
(1) Remove cotter pin, nut lock, and spring washer
SHUDDER OR VIBRATION DURING from the end of the outer C/V joint stub axle (Fig. 2).
ACCELERATION
This problem could be a result of:
(1) A worn or damaged driveshaft inner tripod
joint.
(2) A sticking tripod joint spider assembly (inner
tripod joint only).
(3) Improper wheel alignment. See Wheel Align-
ment in this group for alignment checking and set-
ting procedures and specifications.

VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

This problem could be a result of:
(1) Foreign material (mud, etc.) packed on the
backside of the wheel(s).
(2) Out of balance front tires or wheels. See Group Fig. 2 Cotter Pin, Nut Lock and Spring Washer
22, Wheels And Tires for the required balancing pro-
(2) Loosen (but do not remove) stub axle to hub/
cedure.
bearing retaining nut. Loosen hub nut while vehicle
(3) Improper tire and/or wheel runout. See Group
is on the floor with the brakes applied (Fig. 3). The
22, Wheels And Tires for the required runout check-
front hub and driveshaft are splined together and
ing procedure.
retained by the hub nut.

Fig. 3 Loosening Front Hub Retaining Nut

CALIPER
STEERING
LIFT
AWAY
ROTOR
KNUCKLE
GUIDE
THISFROM
ASSEMBLY
PIN
END
KNUCKLE
BOLTS
DISC
OFSTEERING
PER
CALIPER
BRAKE
FIRST
ASSEMBLY
CALI- STEERING
KNUCKLE
DISCPER
BRAKE
ASSEMBLY
OUTBOARD
BRAKE
CALI-
SHOE STEERING
DISC
HEAT
KNUCKLE
WIRE
PER
BRAKE
SHIELD
TIE
ASSEMBLY
END
HANGER
STUD
CALI-
RODTIE ROD END UPPER CONTROL
NUT
ARM STEERING
KNUCKLE
ROTOR
ABS SPEED SEN-
SOR CABLE

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(3) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a (7) Support brake caliper/adapter assembly using a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting, in the Lubri- wire hook (Fig. 6). Do not support assembly by
cation and Maintenance section, for required lifting the brake flex hose.
procedure to be used for this vehicle.
(4) Remove front tire and wheel assembly from the
hub.
(5) Remove front disc brake caliper assembly to
steering knuckle guide pin attaching bolts (Fig. 4).

Fig. 6 Correctly Supported Brake Caliper

(8) Remove braking disc from front hub.
(9) Remove nut attaching outer tie rod end to
steering knuckle. Remove nut from tie rod end by
holding tie rod end stud with a 11/32 socket and
Fig. 4 Caliper Guide Pin Attaching Bolts loosen and remove nut (Fig. 7).
(6) Remove disc brake caliper assembly from steer-
ing knuckle. Caliper is removed by first lifting bot-
tom of caliper away from steering knuckle, and then
removing top of caliper out from under steering
knuckle (Fig. 5).

Fig. 7 Removing Tie Rod End Attaching Nut

Fig. 5 Removing Disc Brake Caliper

BRAKE
WHEEL
CALIPER
LOWER
SPEED
SOR CABLE
SPEED
HOSE
FLEX
SEN-
CONTROL
SENSOR
TOOL
SPECIAL
MB-991113
ARM CABLE BRACKET
ROUTING
TIE ROD END
ATTACHINGBOLT
STEERING
STEERING
HEAT
KNUCKLE
KNUCKLE
SHIELD LOWER
HAMMERCONTROL
ARM
CASTLENUT
STEERING
KNUCKLE BOSS COTTER PIN
BALL
LOWER
STEERING
JOINT
STEERING
KNUCKLE
KNUCKLE
CONTROL
STUD
ARM
BALL JOINT
STUD

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(10) Remove the tie rod end stud from steering (12) Remove cotter pin and castle nut (Fig. 10)
knuckle arm, using remover, Special Tool MB-991113 from stud of lower ball joint at the steering knuckle.
(Fig. 8).

Fig. 10 Lower Ball Joint to Steering

Fig. 8 Tie Rod End Removal from SteeringKnuckle
(11) If equipped with antilock brakes, remove the
speed sensor cable routing bracket from the steering
knuckle (Fig. 9).
KnuckleAttachment
CAUTION: No tool is to be inserted between the
steering knuckle and the lower ball joint to separate
stud of lower ball joint from the steering knuckle.
The steering knuckle is to be separated from the
stud of the ball joint only using the procedure as
described in Step 13.

(13) Turn steering knuckle so the front of the

steering knuckle is facing as far outboard in the
wheel well as possible. Using a hammer strike steer-
ing knuckle boss until steering knuckle separates
from stud of lower ball joint (Fig. 11). When strik-
ing steering knuckle, care MUST be taken not
to hit lower control arm or ball joint grease
seal.

NOTE: Care must be taken not to separate the

inner C/V joint during this operation. Do not allow
driveshaft to hang by inner C/V joint. Driveshaft
must be supported.
Fig. 9 Wheel Speed Sensor Cable RoutingBracket

Fig. 11 Separating Ball Joint Stud from

SteeringKnuckle
 STEERING
KNUCKLEINNER
PRYBAR
OUTER TRIPOD
JOINT
C/V BEARING SHIELDTRANSAXLE
CASE HUB/BEARING SPLINE
OILSEAL SNAP RING INTERCON-
NECTING
SHAFT
INNER TRANSAXLE
TRIPOD
JOINT

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(14) Pull steering knuckle assembly out and away
from outer C/V joint of the driveshaft assembly (Fig.
12).
(16) Hold inner tripod joint and interconnecting
shaft of driveshaft assembly. Remove inner tripod
joint from transaxle, by pulling it straight out of
transaxle side gear and transaxle oil seal (Fig. 14).
When removing tripod joint, do not let spline or
snap ring drag across sealing lip of the tran-
saxle to tripod joint oil seal.

Fig. 12 Separating Steering Knuckle fromOuter C/V

Joint
CAUTION: When inserting pry bar between inner
tripod joint and transaxle case, care must be used
to ensure no damage occurs to oil seal in transaxle
case.
(15) Support the outer end of the driveshaft
assembly. Insert a pry bar between inner tripod joint
and transaxle case (Fig. 13). Pry against inner tripod
joint, until tripod joint retaining snap ring is disen-
gaged from transaxle side gear.
Fig. 14 Tripod Joint Removal from Transaxle
CAUTION: The driveshaft, when installed, acts as a
bolt and secures the front hub/bearing assembly. If
vehicle is to be supported or moved on its wheels
with a driveshaft removed, install a PROPER–SIZED
BOLT AND NUT through front hub. Tighten bolt and
nut to 183 N·m (135 ft. lbs.). This will ensure that
the hub bearing cannot loosen.

INSTALLATION
(1) Thoroughly clean spline and oil seal sealing
surface, on tripod joint. Lightly lubricate oil seal
sealing surface on tripod joint with fresh clean trans-
mission lubricant.
(2) Holding driveshaft assembly by tripod joint and
interconnecting shaft, install tripod joint into tran-
saxle side gear as far as possible by hand (Fig. 14).
(3) Grasp inner tripod joint an interconnecting
shaft. Forcefully push the tripod joint into side gear
of transaxle, until snap ring is engaged with tran-
saxle side gear. Test that snap ring is fully
engaged with side gear by attempting to
remove tripod joint from transaxle by hand. If
Fig. 13 Disengaging Inner Tripod Joint snap ring is fully engaged with side gear, tripod
FromTransaxle joint will not be removable by hand.
(4) Clean all debris and moisture out of steering
knuckle, in the area were outer C/V joint will be
installed into steering knuckle.
 STEERING
KNUCKLE
BEARING
OUTER
SHIELD
OUTER
C/V JOINT
JOINT
C/V BEARING SHIELD THIS DEBRIS
OUTER
MUST
ALL
MOISTURE
INSTALLING
STEERINGKNUCKLE.
BE
HUB/BEARING
AREA
C/V
FREE
BEFORE
JOINT
AND
OF
IN BRAKE
LOWER
WHEEL
CALIPER
SPEED
CONTROL
SOR CABLE
ARM
SPEED
HOSE
FLEX
SEN-
CASTLENUT
SENSOR CABLE BRACKET
ROUTING
COTTER
ATTACHINGBOLT
PIN
BALL
STEERING
STEERING
KNUCKLE
JOINT
KNUCKLE
STUD

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(5) Ensure that front of outer C/V joint which fits
against the face of the hub and bearing is free of
debris and moisture before installing outer C/V joint
into hub and bearing assembly (Fig. 15).
(7) Install the steering knuckle to ball joint stud
castle nut (Fig. 17). Tighten the castle nut to 95 N·m
(70 ft. lbs.).

Fig. 17 Lower Ball Joint to Steering

Fig. 15 Outer C/V Joint Inspection KnuckleAttachment

(6) Slide driveshaft back into front hub (Fig. 16). (8) If equipped with antilock brakes, install the
Then install steering knuckle onto the lower control speed sensor cable on the steering knuckle and
arm ball joint stud. securely tighten bolt (Fig. 18).

Fig. 18 Wheel Speed Sensor Cable RoutingBracket

Fig. 16 Steering Knuckle Installation onOuter C/V
Joint
STEERING
HEAT
KNUCKLE
SHIELD
TIE
END STUD
RODHEAT
TIE ROD
SHIELD
ENDCROWFOOT 11/32
NUT SOCKET
STEERING
TORQUE
KNUCKLE
WRENCH CALIPER
STEERING
LIFT
AWAY
ROTOR
KNUCKLE
GUIDE
THISFROM
ASSEMBLY
PIN
END
KNUCKLE
BOLTS
DISC
OFSTEERING
PER
CALIPER
BRAKE
FIRST
ASSEMBLY
CALI- STEERING
KNUCKLE
DISCPER
BRAKE
ASSEMBLY
BRAKE
OUTBOARD
CALI-
SHOE
TIE ROD END

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(9) Install tie rod end into the steering knuckle.
Start tie rod end to steering knuckle nut onto stud of
tie rod end. While holding stud of tie rod end station-
ary (Fig. 19), tighten tie rod end to steering knuckle
nut. Using a crowfoot and 11/32 socket, tighten the
nut to 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 20).
(11) Install disc brake caliper assembly on steering
knuckle. Caliper is installed by first sliding top of
caliper under top abutment on steering knuckle.
Then installing bottom of caliper against bottom
abutment of steering knuckle (Fig. 21).

Fig. 21 Disc Brake Caliper Assembly Installation

Fig. 19 Installing Tie Rod End Nut
(12) Install caliper assembly to steering knuckle
guide pin bolts (Fig. 22). Tighten caliper assembly
bolts to 31 N·m (23 ft. lbs.).

Fig. 20 Torquing Tie Rod End Nut

(10) Install braking disc back on hub and bearing
assembly. Fig. 22 Disc Brake Caliper Bolts
 HUB
BRAKING
AND BEAR-
DISC
ING STUB
AXLE TORQUE
WASHER
HUB
WRENCH HUB NUT NUT LOCK “PULL” COTTER
THROUGH
“WRAP”
PIN
TORQUE
WRENCH
TIGHT
AND

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(13) Clean all foreign matter from the threads of (15) Install the spring washer, hub nut lock, and
the outer C/V joint stub axle. Install hub nut onto new cotter pin on end of stub axle. Wrap cotter pin
threads of stub axle and tighten nut. (Fig. 23). prongs tightly around the hub nut lock (Fig. 25).

Fig. 25 Spring Washer, Nut Lock and CotterPin

Fig. 23 Install Washer and Hub Nut
(14) With vehicle brakes applied to keep braking
disc from turning, tighten hub nut to 244 N·m (180
ft. lbs.) (Fig. 24).
Installation
(16) Install front wheel and tire assembly. Install
front wheel lug nuts and tighten in the correct
sequence (Fig. 26). Tighten lug nuts to 135 N·m (100
ft. lbs.).

Fig. 26 Wheel Lug Torquing Sequence

Fig. 24 Torquing Front Hub Nut (17) Lower vehicle.
(18) Check for correct fluid level in transaxle
assembly. Refer to Group 21, Transaxle for the cor-
rect fluid level checking procedure for the type of
transaxle being checked.
(19) Set front toe on vehicle to required specifica-
tion.
 RETAINING
SNAP
INTERCONNECTING
SEALING
RING
BOOT SHAFT TRIPOD SPIDER
HOUSING
SPIDER
JOINT ASSEM-
ASSEM-
BLY
BLY

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY pod joint sealing boot to interconnecting shaft and
discard. Remove the sealing boot from the tripod
DRIVESHAFT RECONDITIONING PROCEDURE housing and slide it down the interconnecting shaft.

CAUTION: The outer C/V joint used on this vehicle CAUTION: When removing the tripod joint housing
uses a new design for retaining the cross to the from the spider assembly, hold the bearings in
interconnecting shaft. These driveshafts incorpo- place on the spider trunions to prevent the bearings
rate a slight twist (helical) in the spline on the inter- from falling away.
connecting shaft where the cross is installed. This
twist causes a interference fit between the intercon- (3) Slide the tripod joint housing off the spider
necting shaft and the cross when the outer C/V assembly and the interconnecting shaft (Fig. 27).
joint is installed on the interconnecting shaft. This
design eliminates the clearance between the cross
and the interconnecting shaft resulting in quieter
operation of the driveshaft assembly. This design
though eliminated the capability of removing the
outer C/V joint from the interconnecting shaft. For
this reason the driveshafts will be serviced as a
quarter shaft (outer C/V joint/sealing boot, intercon-
necting shaft and vibration damper) in the event of
a outer C/V joint boot failure.

NOTE: The only service which is to be performed

on the driveshaft assemblies is the replacement of
the driveshaft seal boots on the inner tripod joints.
If any failure of internal driveshaft components is
diagnosed during a vehicle road test or disassembly Fig. 27 Spider Assembly Removal from TripodJoint
of the driveshaft, the driveshaft will need to be Housing
replaced as an assembly.
(4) Remove snap ring which retains spider assem-
CAUTION: Lubricant requirements and quantities bly to interconnecting shaft (Fig. 28). Remove the
are different for inner joints than for outer joints. spider assembly from interconnecting shaft. If spider
Use only the recommended lubricants in the assembly will not come off interconnecting shaft by
required quantities when servicing driveshaft hand, it can be removed by tapping spider assembly
assemblies. with a brass drift (Fig. 29). Do not hit the outer
tripod bearings in an attempt to remove spider
assembly from interconnecting shaft.
INNER TRIPOD JOINT SEAL BOOT
REMOVAL
To remove sealing boots from driveshafts, the
driveshaft assemblies must be removed from the
vehicle. See Servicing Driveshaft for the required
driveshaft removal and replacement procedure.
The inner tripod joints use no internal retention in
the tripod housing to keep the spider assembly in the
housing. Therefore, do not pull on the interconnect-
ing shaft to disengage tripod housing from transmis-
sion stub shaft. Removal in this manner will cause
damage to the inboard joint sealing boots.
(1) Remove the driveshaft requiring boot replace-
ment from the vehicle. See Servicing Driveshaft for
the required driveshaft removal procedure.
(2) Remove large boot clamp which retains inner
tripod joint sealing boot to tripod joint housing and Fig. 28 Spider Assembly Retaining Snap Ring
discard. Remove small clamp which retains inner tri- (5) Slide sealing boot off interconnecting shaft.
SPIDER
INTERCONNECTING
ASSEM-
BLY SHAFT DO NOT
ASSEMBLY
WHEN REMOVING
HIT
BRASS
ASSEMBLY
BEARINGS
SPIDER
DRIFT SEALING
BOOT
INTERCONNECTING
SPIDER
RAISEDASSEMBLY
AREA OF
BEAD
INTERCONNECTING
SHAFT
SEALING
IN BOOT
THIS
SHAFT
GROOVE

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(1) Slide inner tripod joint seal boot retaining
clamp, onto interconnecting shaft. Then, slide the
replacement inner tripod joint sealing boot onto the
interconnecting shaft. Inner tripod joint seal boot
MUST be positioned on interconnecting shaft,
so the raised bead on the inside of the seal boot
is in groove on interconnecting shaft (Fig. 30).

Fig. 29 Spider Assembly Removal from

InterconnectingShaft
(6) Thoroughly clean and inspect spider assembly,
tripod joint housing, and interconnecting shaft for
any signs of excessive wear. If any parts show
signs of excessive wear, the driveshaft assembly
will require replacement. Component parts of
these driveshaft assemblies are not serviceable.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: The inner tripod joint sealing boots are
made from two different types of material. High
temperature applications use silicone rubber where
as standard temperature applications use hytrel
plastic. The silicone sealing boots are soft and pli-
able. The Hytrel sealing boots are stiff and rigid.
The replacement sealing boot MUST BE the same
type of material as the sealing boot which was
removed.
Fig. 30 Sealing Boot Installation on
InterconnectingShaft
(2) Install spider assembly onto interconnecting
shaft (Fig. 31). Spider assembly must be installed on
interconnecting shaft far enough to fully install spi-
der retaining snap ring. If spider assembly will not
fully install on interconnecting shaft by hand, it can
be installed by tapping the spider body with a brass
drift (Fig. 32). Do not hit the outer tripod bear-
ings in an attempt to install spider assembly on
interconnecting shaft.

Fig. 31 Spider Assembly Installation on

InterconnectingShaft
RETAINING
BRASS
SNAP
INTERCONNECTING
INTERCONNECTING
DRIFT
RING SHAFT
SHAFT DO NOT
WHENSPIDER
INSTALLING
HIT
SPIDER
SPIDER
ASSEMBLY
BEARINGS
ASSEM-
THE
ASSEM-
BLY BLY SEALINGBOOT
SEALING
BOOT CLAMP TRIPODINTERCON-
NECTING
SPIDER
HOUSING
TOOL
SPECIAL
JOINT
SHAFT
C-4975A
ASSEM-
BLY

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(5) Align tripod housing with spider assembly and
then slide tripod housing over spider assembly and
interconnecting shaft (Fig. 34).

Fig. 32 Installing Spider Assembly on

InterconnectingShaft
(3) Install the spider assembly to interconnecting
shaft retaining snap ring into groove on end of inter- Fig. 34 Installing Tripod Housing on
connecting shaft (Fig. 33). Be sure the snap ring is SpiderAssembly
fully seated into groove on interconnecting shaft. (6) Install inner tripod joint seal boot to intercon-
necting shaft clamp evenly on sealing boot.
(7) Clamp sealing boot onto interconnecting shaft
using crimper, Special Tool C-4975-A and the follow-
ing procedure. Place crimping tool C- 4975-A over
bridge of clamp (Fig. 35). Tighten nut on crimping
tool C- 4975-A until jaws on tool are closed com-
pletely together, face to face (Fig. 36).

Fig. 33 Spider Assembly Retaining Snap

RingInstalled
(4) Distribute 1/2 the amount of grease provided in
the seal boot service package (DO NOT USE ANY
OTHER TYPE OF GREASE) into tripod housing. Put
the remaining amount into the sealing boot.

Fig. 35 Crimping Tool Installed on SealingBoot

Clamp
 CLAMP JAWS
C-4975A
CLOSED
INTERCONNECTING
OF
TOGETHER
SPECIAL
COMPLETELY
MUST HERE
TOOL
SHAFT
BE INNER TRIPOD JOINT
TRIM
ING SEAL-
BOOT
STICK INNER
JOINT HOUSING
TRIPOD
SEALING SEALING BOOT
BOLT CLAMP

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(9) Insert a trim stick between the tripod joint and
the sealing boot to vent inner tripod joint assembly
(Fig. 37). When inserting trim stick between tri-
pod housing and sealing boot ensure trim stick
is held flat and firmly against the tripod hous-
ing. If this is not done damage to the sealing
boot can occur. If inner tripod joint has a Hytrel
(hard plastic) sealing boot, be sure trim stick is
inserted between soft rubber insert and tripod hous-
ing not the hard plastic sealing boot and soft rubber
insert.

Fig. 36 Sealing Boot Retaining Clamp Installed

CAUTION: Seal must not be dimpled, stretched or
out of shape in any way. If seal is NOT shaped cor-
rectly, equalize pressure in seal and shape it by
hand.

(8) Position sealing boot into the tripod housing

retaining groove. Install seal boot retaining clamp
evenly on sealing boot.

CAUTION: The following positioning procedure

determines the correct air pressure inside the inner
tripod joint assembly prior to clamping the sealing
boot to inner tripod joint housing. If this procedure
is not done prior to clamping sealing boot to tripod
joint housing sealing boot durability can be
adversely affected.
CAUTION: When venting the inner tripod joint
assembly, use care so inner tripod sealing boot
does not get punctured, or in any other way dam-
aged. If sealing boot is punctured, or damaged in
any way while being vented, the sealing boot can
not be used.
Fig. 37 Trim Stick Inserted for Venting TripodJoint
(10) With trim stick inserted between sealing boot
and tripod joint housing, position the interconnecting
shaft so it is at the center of its travel in the tripod
joint housing. Remove the trim stick from between
the sealing boot and the tripod joint housing. This
procedure will equalize the air pressure in the
tripod joint, preventing premature sealing boot
failure.
(11) Position trilobal boot to interface with the tri-
pod housing. The lobes of the boot must be properly
aligned with the recess’s of the tripod housing.
(12) Clamp tripod joint sealing boot to tripod joint,
using required procedure for type of boot clamp
application.
SEALINGBOOT
JAWS
CIAL
C-4975A
BE
TOGETHER
COMPLETELY
SPECIAL
TOOL
SPECIAL
SEALING
C-4975A
OF
CLOSED
C-4975A
MUST
HERE
TOOL
SPE-
BOOT TRIPOD
JOINT
TRIPOD
CLAMP
CLAMP
HOUSING
HOUSING INNER
JOINTCLAMP
HOUSING
TRIPOD TOP
RETAINED
HEREBAND
TO BY
OF
CORRECTLY
TABS
CLAMP
BOOT
SPECIAL
ASMUST
SHOWN
CLAMP
LATCH
YA3050
SEALING
BE
TOOL
SEALING
BOOT
BOOT

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
CRIMP TYPE BOOT CLAMP • Place prongs of clamp locking tool in the holes of
If seal boot uses crimp type boot clamp: the clamp (Fig. 40).
• Clamp sealing boot onto tripod housing using • Squeeze tool together until top band of clamp is
Crimper, Special Tool C-4975-A. latched behind the two tabs on lower band of clamp
• Place crimping tool C- 4975-A over bridge of (Fig. 41).
clamp (Fig. 38).
• Tighten nut on crimping tool C- 4975-A until
jaws on tool are closed completely together, face to
face (Fig. 39).

Fig. 40 Clamping Tool Installed on SealingBoot

Clamp

Fig. 38 Crimping Tool Installed on SealingBoot

Clamp

Fig. 41 Sealing Boot Clamp Correctly Installed

Fig. 39 Sealing Boot Retaining Clamp Installed
LATCHING TYPE BOOT CLAMP
If seal boot uses low profile latching type boot
clamp:
• Clamp sealing boot onto tripod housing using
clamp locking tool, Snap-On YA3050 or an equiva-
lent.
(1) Install the driveshaft back on the vehicle. See
Servicing Driveshaft, for the required driveshaft
installation procedure.
OUTER C/V JOINT SEALING BOOT SERVICE
CAUTION: The outer C/V joint used on this vehicle
is not a serviceable joint.
 BEARING
SHIELD OUTER
DRIFT
C/V JOINT HAMMER
OUTER JOINT
SPECIAL
C/V
SPECIAL
C-4698–2
TOOL
C-4698–1
TOOL BEARING
BEARING
FLUSH
SPECIAL
C-4698–2
WITH
SHIELD
OUTER
SEAL
TOOLFRONT
MUST
C/V
SPECIAL
JOINT
OF
BE
BEARING
TOOL C-4698–1
SHIELD

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
CAUTION: The outer C/V joint used on this vehicle BEARING SHIELD INSTALLATION ON OUTER
uses a new design for retaining the cross to the C/V JOINT
interconnecting shaft. These driveshafts incorpo- (1) Install bearing shield by hand on outer C/V
rate a slight twist (helical) in the spline on the inter- Joint so that it is installed squarely on the C/V joint.
connecting shaft where the cross is installed. This (2) Position installer, Special Tool, C-4698-2 and
twist causes a interference fit between the intercon- handle, Special Tool, C-4698-1 on face of bearing
necting shaft and the cross when the outer C/V shield (Fig. 43).
joint is installed on the interconnecting shaft. This
design eliminates the clearance between the cross
and the interconnecting shaft resulting in quieter
operation of the driveshaft assembly. This design
though eliminated the capability of removing the
outer C/V joint from the interconnecting shaft. For
this reason the driveshafts will be serviced as a
quarter shaft (outer C/V joint/sealing boot, intercon-
necting shaft and vibration damper) in the event of
a outer C/V joint boot failure.

OUTER C/V JOINT BEARING SHIELD SERVICE

The front hub/bearing shield on the outer C/V joint
is a serviceable component of the outer C/V. If it is
damaged in use on a vehicle or during servicing of a
driveshaft it can be replaced using the following pro-
cedure. Fig. 43 Special Tools for InstallingBearing Shield
To remove the bearing shield from the outer C/V CAUTION: If bearing shield is not installed flush
joint, the driveshaft assemblies must be removed against the face of the outer C/V joint, interference
from the vehicle. See Servicing Driveshaft, for the with steering knuckle will occur when driveshaft is
required driveshaft removal and replacement proce- installed.
dure.
(3) Using a hammer, drive the bearing shield on
BEARING SHIELD REMOVAL FROM OUTER the outer C/V joint until it is flush against the front
C/V JOINT of the outer C/V joint (Fig. 44).
(1) Clamp driveshaft in a vise by the interconnect-
ing shaft.
(2) Using a drift (Fig. 42) tap around the entire
edge of the bearing shield until it is removed from
the outer C/V Joint.

Fig. 44 Correctly Installed Bearing Shield

Fig. 42 Removing Bearing Shield from OuterC/V

Joint
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SPECIFICATIONS SPECIAL TOOLS

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS DRIVESHAFT–SPECIAL TOOLS

DESCRIPTION TORQUE
Caliper To Knuckle Bolts . . . . . . 31 N·m (23 ft. lbs.)
Driveshaft Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 N·m (180 ft. lbs.)
Front Wheel Lug Nuts . . . . . . 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.)
Knuckle To Ball Stud Nut . . . . . 95 N·m (70 ft. lbs.)
Tie Rod End To Knuckle . . . . . . . 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.)

Tie Rod Remover MB-990635

Bearing Shield Installer C-4698

Boot Clamp Installer C-4975A